61.8% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Burnside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Burnside from Victoria in the share of adults with university degrees. While more people have finished Year 12 now than in the past, the area still lags well behind state and national levels for higher education. This creates a profile where basic school completion is common, but advanced degrees are less frequent.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. This is a positive trend for Burnside, as the number of people finishing high school rose by 5.5 percentage points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burnside, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical level of higher education is well below the state and national figures, with 20.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Despite this gap, the proportion of people with degrees rose by 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
20.9% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burnside has just one government primary school, which is fewer than about 87% of similar areas. While the school has a higher advantage score than most, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.83
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
442
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
442
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burnside
23 schools — 16,557 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 950 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 307 | 942 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 367 | 966 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 453 | 957 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 989 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 185 | 930 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 256 | 955 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 300 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213041461/burnside/topic/education